U.S. Silica Holdings Inc [SLCA] stock prices are up 1.24% to $13.06 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The SLCA shares have lost -1.51% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.31%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc [NYSE: SLCA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 03, 2023, when Barclays upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $17 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on July 13, 2022, and kept the price target unchanged to $15. On June 14, 2022, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $20 on the stock. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line but stick to its price target of $20 on May 02, 2022. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Underweight and reduced its price target to $10 on May 28, 2021. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on January 04, 2021. In a note dated December 15, 2020, Citigroup upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $2.50 to $7.
The stock price of U.S. Silica Holdings Inc [SLCA] has been fluctuating between $10.09 and $14.64 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $19 within the next 12 months. U.S. Silica Holdings Inc [NYSE: SLCA] shares were valued at $13.06 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 45.48% based on the average SLCA price forecast.
Analyzing the SLCA fundamentals
The U.S. Silica Holdings Inc [NYSE:SLCA] reported sales of 1.55B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -18.62%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.32% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.01.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 12.90 points at the first support level, and at 12.74 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 13.28, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 13.50.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that U.S. Silica Holdings Inc [NYSE:SLCA]’s Current Ratio is 3.23. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.43, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.66, the price to book ratio is 1.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 6.98.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved USSERY JAMES DEREK, EVP & President, Oil and Gas, that happened on Apr 03 ’24 when 46433.0 shares were sold. EVP General Counsel, Russell Stacy completed a deal on Mar 11 ’24 to sell 20000.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO Shinn Bryan Adair sold 41501.0 shares on Sep 12 ’23.
